A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s34: The author
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s34
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The author
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Cakrapāṇi has provided us with information concerning himself at the beginning and end of his commentary on the Carakasamhitā and at the end of the Cikitsāsaṃgraha.
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Cakrapāṇi was the son of Nārāyaṇa, who was the superintendent of the kitchen (rasavatyadhikārin) and a minister (pātra) of a king of Bengal (Gauḍa); 205 his elder brother, called Bhānu, 206 was a court physician (antaraṅga). 207 Cakrapāṇi belonged to the Lodhravalī branch 208 of the Datta lineage, 209 a branch that did not become extinct and is still represented among the inhabitants of Shillong in Meghālaya. 210
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Cakrapāṇi's teacher was Naradatta and his commentary on the Carakasamhitā was written in agreement with Naradatta's interpretation of this text. 211
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Śivadāsasena 212 adds to this information that Cakrapāṇi's father, Nārāyaṇa, was
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a minister (mantrin) of king Nayapāla of Bengal (A.D. 1038–1055). 213 Some authors claim that Cakrapāṇi was born in the Vīrabhūma (Bīrbhūm) district of Bengal, 214 in a place called Mayūragrāma. 215
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The introductory verses of the Āyurvedadīpikā and Cikitsāsaṃgraha, which are identical and dedicated to the Trimūrti, as well as the first verse of the Dravyaguṇa, dedicated to Śiva, show that the author of these works was a Hindu by faith. 216
Cites (4)
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit
- Āyurvedadīpikā (Carakatātparyaṭīkā) — Sanskrit
- Dravyaguṇa